Vietnam new year 2017

(CPV) - As the lunar new year 2017 is coming very soon, the number of 3G subscribers of Viettel is expected to increase from 35% to over 50%, while customers who use data services will double, forecast the Vietnam Military-run Telecommunications Group (Viettel) on January 20th. As many as 54 festive centers throughout the nation will attract over 10,000 people at the same time, mainly in the Northern region. So, in order to ensure the network quality for surfing the Internet, live-streaming, and sharing data, photos and videos, Viettel has so far installed around 190 new BTSs (base transceiver stations), as well as maximized and upgraded over 14,000 BTSs nationwide. For hosting sites, high buildings, festive events and crowded areas, some 74 mobile command vehicles and broadcast trucks (each equivalent to 4 BTSs, including 2G, 3G and 4G) are ready to deploy for emergency cases. Especially, by installing thousands of BTS 4G, Viettel subscribers to enjoy 4G technology from lunar new … [Read more...] about Viettel subscribers to enjoy 4G services from lunar new year 2017

Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday held a meeting in Hanoi for representatives of foreign affairs, foreign journalists and press assistants in Vietnam on New Year 2017. Speaking at the meeting, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc stressed that her country continues maintaining peaceful and stable environment, protecting the country's sovereignty, raising its position at international and regional forums in the context of complicated regional and global developments. Vietnam takes advantages of diplomatic relations thanks to active meaningful contributions from foreign press agencies, reporters and press assistants who have daily eyed and updated latest news about the country’s economy, culture and society to international friends. … [Read more...] about Foreign journalists & press agencies in VN meet on New Year 2017

The Overseas Vietnamese Association and the Vietnamese Embassy in Angola on January 1st organized a ceremony to welcome New Year 2017. On behalf of the leaders of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Angola, Dr. Nguyen Thi Viet Anh reviewed the activities of the community over the past year, and emphasized contributions of overseas Vietnamese for the locality and the homeland. She also reported the programs and main orientations of planned activities of the association for 2017.In 2016, in the difficult situation due to the economic downturn in Angola, the association became a centre to connect and promote solidarity to help each other overcome difficulties and look toward the homeland, as well as raise funds to help unfortunate families.On the occasion of the meeting, the overseas Vietnamese in Angola raised USD2,800 to support the Central provinces to overcome difficulties caused by natural disasters and environment in recent time.Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Nguyen Manh … [Read more...] about Vietnamese community in Angola welcomes New Year 2017

The Hanoitimes - The number of travelers to Hanoi increased strongly during the New Year 2017 holiday from December 31, 2016 to January 2, 2017, according to the city`s Tourism Department.
The number of international visitors to the city is estimated to reach over 54,000 arrivals, up 34% over the same period in the holiday. International visitors stayed in Hanoi were more than 38,000 passengers, a growth of 34% compared to last year, while domestic tourists reached 153,300 arrivals, an increase of 9% over the same period last year. The total visitors were 206,637 arrivals, up 15% over the same period in 2016. The revenues from Hanoi's tourism reached 644 billion VND, up 16% over the same period in 2016.Particularly, on January 1, the city welcomed over 18,000 international tourists, an increase of 51% over the same period in 2016. About 58,300 domestic visitors came to Hanoi on the day, up 10% over the same period last year. The total visitors to the city reached 76,634 arrivals, up … [Read more...] about Foreign tourists to Hanoi increase by 34% during New Year 2017 holiday

(VOVworld)- The New Year is on people’s minds in Vietnam. Streets are beautifully decorated. Art programs to celebrate New Year 2017 are posed to begin.
Many art and cultural activities will be held in Hanoi to welcome New Year 2017, including shows at August Revolution Square, in front of My Dinh National Stadium, in Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc square, in Thong Nhat Park, and at the Ly Thai To flower garden. Hanoi will also organize cultural and sports activities in each district. Mobile film screenings will tour the more remote areas of the city. In Da Nang, a parade of motorcycles and sports bicycles will take place on Saturday and a competition of flower-decorated carriages under the theme “Da Nang- 20 springs” will be held. Da Nang will welcome 3 cruise ships to at Tien Sa Port - 2 Genting Dream ships with 7,000 passengers on board and the SS Virgo with 2,500 passengers on board. The first Silk Air flight from Singapore to Da Nang carrying 180 passengers will land at … [Read more...] about Vietnamese people welcome New Year 2017

Hanoi city People’s Committee has promulgated a plan on the dissemination and decoration on streets in Hanoi and organization of culture, arts and sports activities to welcome New Year 2017, the lunar New Year and the 87th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Accordingly, the city will organize artistic performance before My Dinh National Stadium, the count-down program at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc and August Revolution squares, program to welcome spring 2017 before Thong Nhat Park, and other programs to welcome the New Year. To celebrate the 87th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, there will be exhibitions to introduce the history and tradition of the Party. Historical, revolutionary and cultural relics will be open to tourists. Art performances will take place at public places in localities to serve people./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about Diverse cultural activities to welcome New Year 2017

Brace yourself for the coming leap second! 2016 has been long enough. For the year ahead, the Vietnamese, French, Russian, Singaporean and most living in the eastern heamisphere will enjoy a spare second, according to Quartz. Others will see their clocks adjusted relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Unlike leap days which happen every four years, leap seconds are inserted at a similar precise moment globally. This is to make up for the time lost to Earth's irregular rotation, which sometimes speeds up, sometimes slows down, but is gradually slowing overall. "This leap second, makes it possible to align astronomical time, which is irregular and determined by Earth's rotation, with UTC which is extremely stable and has been determined by atomic clocks since 1967," the Paris Observatory said in a statement. The observatory houses the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS), responsible for synchronizing time. To help computers that cannot process … [Read more...] about Happy new year: 2017 lasts a second longer

Vietnamobile Awards Trips to South Korea as part of Lunar New Year 2017 Promotion Vietnamobile Telecommunications JSC on March 24 in Ho Chi Minh City held the awarding ceremony for lucky customers who won a trip to South Korea worth 40 million VND each (including plane tickets, accommodation, food and tours in South Korea). The 2017 Lunar New Year promotion was held from 1 December 2016 to 15 February 2017 for Vietnamobile to show gratitude to all customers who had been supporting the company for the past year. Participation in the promotion was in the form of mobile card top-up and consumption. Vietnamobile found lucky customers every week to receive a trip for 2 to Seoul – the capital of South Korea – as well as many other beautiful locations in the country. Winning customers can either use these prizes themselves to send them as gifts to loved ones. The total value of all prizes is over 5.3 billion VND. After this 2017 Lunar New Year event, Vietnamobile will continue … [Read more...] about Vietnamobile Awards Trips to South Korea as part of Lunar New Year 2017 Promotion

A live television program connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam, Tanzania (South Africa), Peru (South America), South of Korea and New York city of the U.S named “Countdown to 2017” coincided at 9:45- 12 pm on December 31. Famous Vietnamese singers, artists, music groups and dancers performed at the count-down party.Specially, two outstanding individuals achieved remarkable results during a year took part in the event including shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh who won gold medal at Rio Olympiad Games 2016 and scientist Phan Minh Liem that discovered gene's role in ovary cancer risk.Last night, many art performances welcoming 2017 new year also took place at Gia Dinh Park, HCMC Youth Culture House, Dam Sen and Suoi Tien Tourist Sites and industrial parks.On the same day, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Department coordinated with the Cycling and Motor Sport Federation held a bicycle race, with the participation of nearly 300 racers. It … [Read more...] about Art performances coincide in city on New Year 2017

Yen Bai, April 14 (VNA) – As a gateway of the northern region of Vietnam with many special tourism products, the northern province of Yen Bai has prepared activities for the Lao Cai – Northwest National Tourism Year 2017. Cultural events for National Tourism Year are ready to be held across the province in the middle of May, said Nguyen Anh Tien, Chief of Culture and Information Dvision of Van Yen district. A festival worshipping the Mother Goddess of Mountain and Forest, one of the highlights of this year’s event in Yen Bai, will be held in Dong Cuong temple in Van Yen district for the first time. It is hoped to provide locals and visitors a new access to a typical cultural heritage of Vietnam. Van Yen district will also host activities that introduce local food, costumes and rituals. In other localities, Muong Lo Tourism Week and Mu Cang Chai Terraced Fields Festival will be held in September, with a wide range of activities such as street festival, photo contest … [Read more...] about Yen Bai gears up for Vietnam Tourism Year 2017